Growth Metrics

Orion (OEC) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)

Orion recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$48.5 million in Q1 2026, down 209.73% quarter-over-quarter from $44.2 million in Q4 2025, and down 68.4% year-over-year from -$153.5 million in Q1 2025.

Orion's Free Cash Flow history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$48.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 68.4% year-over-year to -$48.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $35.1 million (up 132.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $54.8 million, up 167.32% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$48.5 million for Q1 2026 at Orion, down from $44.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $77.6 million in Q1 2023 to a low of -$83.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.2 million and a median of $10.4 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 205.79% in 2023 and plunged 4014.29% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Orion's Free Cash Flow stood at $32.0 million in 2022, then sank by 67.5% to $10.4 million in 2023, then soared by 125.96% to $23.5 million in 2024, then surged by 88.09% to $44.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 209.73% to -$48.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$48.5 million, $44.2 million, and $27.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 898.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 800,000.00
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 758.00 Mn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn -538.00 Mn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 247.57 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 130.00 Mn
10 Orion 405.90 Mn 355.40 Mn 79.20 Mn -48.50 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -48.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -48.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 27.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 27.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -28.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 23.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -78.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -78.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -25.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -25.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -700,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 -700,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 10.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 25.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 59.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 59.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 77.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 77.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 32.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 32.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -24.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -24.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -83.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -83.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -76.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -76.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -77.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -77.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -19.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -19.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 52.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 52.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -25.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -25.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 8.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 8.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -29.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -29.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 47.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 47.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -45.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -45.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 28.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 28.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 34.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 34.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 9.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 9.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 3.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 3.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 57.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 57.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 25.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 25.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 17.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 17.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 21.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 21.39 Mn